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Apna Kher to jam with Pearl Jam
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A different singer of sorts, Kailash Kher is elated about teaming up with Eddie Vedder
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We will also jam together for at least one hour
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Kailash Kher is waiting to perform with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder
A versatile voice and the ability to modulate has taken Kailash Kher places. He has sung for over 20 movies, at live performances and released music albums over the last two years. More than 150 jingles for commercials also feature in his repertoire, but what will perhaps be his biggest feat so far is his upcoming concert with rock band Pearl Jam's lead singer Eddie Vedder. While Pearl Jam became famous in the early Nineties with their album Ten, Vedder is a well-known solo singer. Talking about the venture for the first time, Kailash says he is elated to be singing with Vedder. "I am genuinely very excited to be a part of this concert. I have received many offers to sing in the West , but this was something different. The concert is scheduled for November-December and will be in New York."
In fact, the concert is also a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who Kailash considers his guru. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Eddie Vedder did the soundtrack for the movie Dead Man Walking 11 years ago. Now, Kailash would like to bring his memories alive at the planned concert. "I completely adore him. His style of singing has greatly influenced mine. For me, he is still alive and his music will be alive for another thousand years," he says.
Kailash is optimistic about the event and has even chalked out the songs he will be performing. "Whenever we have toured abroad, our music (the band includes members Rajesh and Prajesh) has been well received by foreigners. They feel we reflect real Indian music. There is the soundtrack of Dead Man Walking, of course. We will also jam together for at least an hour." In the jam session, Kailash and Vedder will sing their respective genres of music.
His kind of music includes singing Sufi poetry of Bulleh Shah, Kabir and even the philosophy of Guru Nanak. "I don't like to sing about beauty of the eyes, ears and nose. I like to sing about the beauty of things and life. After you die, nobody will remember if you had a beautiful body or not. They remember if you were a nice person and if you did beautiful things." This sentiment reflects largely in the work he choose to do. "Co-incidentally, the songs I have sung so far and the ones I have been offered are about what I would like to sing." Other than this concert, his to-be-released work includes singing for movies with large star casts.
"O Sikander for Corporate got me good response. Now I'm doing Salam-E-Ishq (Salman Khan-starrer) and Sunny Deol's Nakshya." For Babul, Kailash has sung a song that also features Amitabh Bachchan's voice. Another number he is looking forward to is the song Chuck De Phattey from the movie Khosla Ka Ghosla. Clearly amused with the storyline, a chuckling Kailash says, "It's a dark comedy between Anupam Kher and Boman Irani and how one wants to build his house and the other tries to bring it down."
RENUKA VIJAY KUMAR
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